Problem: Blandiana
The prisoner in Blandiana's story has been sentenced for life. We know this because the jailer says that "anyone who gets put in here will never see the light of day again." If that is indeed the case, what is Blandiana arguing in her little story? Are people who are imprisoned for life able to maintain some form of hope? It's a very short story, granted, but what specific quotations lead you to have your opinion?